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Augustana Symphony Orchestra

"Through the Forest" concert to bring warmth in winter

The Augustana Symphony Orchestra's winter concert, "Through the Forest" will give listeners an artistic treatment of the natural world, including darkness, power, fear and excitement.

Mississippi Bend Players at the Brunner Theatre

Mississippi Bend Players announce inaugural season

A new Quad Cities-based theatre company will make its debut this summer, with Augustana College’s Brunner Theatre Center the site for three summer-stock presentations by the recently formed Mississippi Bend Players.

 International Street Fest

International Street Fest to celebrate, educate

Augustana’s Office of International Student Life is hosting the International Street Fest on Feb. 2-3. The annual event is designed to celebrate the diversity of cultural backgrounds in the Augustana community and educate the campus about issues facing the college's international students.

Novelist John Holman delivers first River Reading of 2017

John Holman, a novelist, short story writer, and essayist shares an excerpt from his novel Triangle Ray at the first River Reading of 2017.

jennifer popple and laura bergren

'Crimes of the Heart' takes on a unique adapation

Theatre-goers will see a unique adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Crimes of the Heart" at Augustana.

Dan Herrera

Why don't these monkeys grow up faster?

Why don't these monkeys grow up faster? Trying to figure that out while on a research project in Panama gave Dan Herrera ’17 the material for a prize-winning presentation.

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Augustana will mark National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with health screenings, a film and discussion and a lecture on mindful eating.

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Former Sara Lee CEO and alumna Brenda Barnes dies at 63

Augustana alumna Brenda Czajka '75 Barnes, who became one of the highest-ranking women in corporate America, died Tuesday after suffering a stroke. She was 63.

music therapy students

What should music therapy become? Augustana students join conversation

Augustana music therapy students are joining a national discussion about where their profession is heading: Will it be more medical, or creative, or the best of both?

Wetzel connecting with high school students

Augustana instructor James Wetzel, an experimental high-energy particle physicist, has been named the 2017 Bettendorf (Iowa) Community Schools Foundation Visiting Science Scholar.

Special Collections will display Beard Olympics!

Augustana Special Collections will display Beard Olympics!,  a study of materials related to facial hair and personal grooming, through May 17. 

"Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" by Gustav Klimt

Lecture to discuss challenges of Nazi looted art

Dr. Jonathan Petropoulos will discuss the history of Nazi art looting and attempts to restore works to their owners in this year's Stone Lectureship in Judaism. 

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Why the Teaching Museum of Art is different

The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art works with academic departments to join art with other fields, says director Claire Kovacs. And that makes it different from other art museums.

Guerrilla Girls

Guerrilla Girls will stir up audiences Jan. 18

The Guerrilla Girls will share their methods of challenging sexism and racism in the arts, politics and culture in a free, public presentation at 7 p.m. Jan. 18 in Centennial Hall. 

Senior spots historic Kewanee Boiler at Augustana

Sharp-eyed senior Rashaun DeBord spotted a Kewanee boiler on campus, a sighting noteworthy enough for mention in the local newspaper.

Career outcomes

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Class of 2022 outcomes, of those who responded to the survey. Source: Institutional Research at Augustana; CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration) at Augustana



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